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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler

@catalicu.bsky.social
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Associate prof at Cal Poly Humboldt. Ecologist of microbes, tasted metagenomics once and now I want more. Spawned in Colombia, cumbia follows me everywhere I go.

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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 11/08/2026
This animation shows the waves from the August 10 magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Colombia ripple across seismic stations in North and South America. Learn more about this event ➡️ loom.ly/6rGCOuc
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/08/2026
A powerful earthquake in western Colombia killed at least 22 people, bringing down buildings across several cities and leaving others trapped in the rubble, local authorities said. Follow live updates: reut.rs/4xCBOHn
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Colombia earthquake live: Reports of deaths and collapsed buildings after powerful tremor
Authorities said at least 20 people have died after a strong earthquake rocked western Colombia.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Devastating.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Count is in the 140s. Injured in the hundreds and hundreds. Hold Colombians in your thoughts tonight.
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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It's #Stunday. These pitcher plants are enjoying life in the bogs in North #Florida. They seem supremely suited to bog life with their unique biology. These areas in which they grow need to be protected and preserved. #photography #landscape #ECK #Sarracenia #PitcherPlants #bogs #conservation #Nikon
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Remembering Alan Turing during Pride Month. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💗 www.kings.cam.ac.uk/alan-mathiso...
Alan Turing as a young man.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Latest I got was about how waves work. Having a 7 year old is a constant quiz. I love it
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Hey! You there with the manuscript. Yes, you: Make your figures have font sizes that can be read. Imagine printing it on a sheet of paper. Could someone with old eyes read it? No? Make the font size bigger! Heck, just go ahead and make it bigger anyway.
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Simpsons Old Man Yells at Cloud
ALT: Simpsons Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Everyone writing Colombia with an O gets a star! 🇨🇴☀️ gooooooooooool!!
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
What are your favorite papers about the present-day impacts of climate change on biodiversity or ecosystem function?
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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
So, I know birds can swallow large prey. But this was pretty wild. At Yolo Bypass, near LotG, I witnessed a juvenile pied billed grebe catch, struggle with, and then eat a crawfish. And the crawfish, relative to the grebe, was quite big. #birds
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🐘🐞🌍🧪Importance of elephants for dung beetle biodiversity and ecosystem functions www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Importance of elephants for dung beetle biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Ecologists theorize that removing highly connected species from ecological networks will trigger waves of coextinction, but empirical evidence is scant. We show that elephants are central to a general...
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“If you are writing an email with ‘I dont want to add to your plate’ then dont add to it! Why are you emailing? Its the summer time and to be honest I dont even have a plate anymore. Good luck.” Is this too much for an out of the office email?
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🦆🥚🐠🐟🦐🌊
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Drowning does not look like drowning in the movies! Always good to review before water adventures.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Charismatic MEGAfauna 🙄
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
📰Published📰How Grassland Plants Team Up with Soil Microbes to Survive Degraded Environments 🦠 buff.ly/VFAJlwf 🧪🌍️
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How Grassland Plants Team Up with Soil Microbes to Survive Degraded Environments
Xiaoqi Wang, Ruqiang Zhang, Dabu Xilatu, T. Martijn Bezemer, John Klironomos, Jingying Jing This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Across…
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M.E.H. @mehoward.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I snuck up on some mushrooms under a fallen log. I think they were having a meeting or something.
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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Every second, the Sun ejects 1.5 million tons of material into space at hundreds of miles per second, but Earth's magnetic field protects it from the solar wind. 📽: NASA Goddard
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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?
The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
You can share
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Life is so weird and so beautiful.
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Ash on a Star✨️ @ashonastar.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The people yearn for ecosystem biodiversity restoration
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Binning Singletons @binningsingletons.com · 04/05/2026
There’s a LOT going on at #ASMicrobe! But we can help you get the most out of it! Register for our volunteer-led program today! binningsingletons.com/singleton/bi... #MicroSky #AMR 🔬🦠🧪
Fountain machine with labels “cool scientific talks”, “new swag”, and “new friends”. A white hand is selecting all three into a cup
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G-Lau 🇨🇦 @g-lau.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Your daily dose of Puffin. #Puffins #Birds #BirdSky #WildlifePhotography #Iceland #PhotoHour
Photo showing a group of Puffins standing on a rocky surface. One of the birds is taking flight and two of them have fish in their beaks. The bird in the center is looking sideways pensively. At least, that's what it looks like to me. And if you are reading this and disagree with my interpretation, please let me know, it'll at least prove to me someone's actually reading these descriptions I painstakingly write for each photo I post!
Watermark identifying photographer as Geneviève Laurin.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Content warning: rage
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I need this shirt. Where do I get it?
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This is what motherhood looks like. Trying to look at multiple places at the same time with all the shades of color possible. And 50k babies.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Tiny shrimp reveal their hidden beauty under polarized light, showcasing iridescent patterns that highlight their unique structures. Original post
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Fuedicho @fuedicho.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
“La vida no merece que uno se preocupe tanto”. ~ Marie Curie #Fuedicho
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Andrew Hendry @ecoevoevoeco.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change led by Adriana Humanes www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Ongoing and projected climate changes are bringing increased marine heatwave frequency and intensity, threatening the health and survival of coral reefs. This Roadmap outlines the potential for assist...
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
When you see it, the horizon you ve been looking for, you ll speed up. Even if you are a sea turtle.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A post to feel special, lonely and unique all at the same time.
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Jennifer Anderson @jandbio.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Fungi get <0.2% of conservation $ Almost all ⬆️ $ is for 🍄 mushrooms <10% of fungi form 🍄 At the Fungal Conservation in Europe Conference @funaction.bsky.social, @mostfun.bsky.social & @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social brought aquatic micro-fungi to the fore. It's time to be included in conservation!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/04/2026
Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water theonion.com/report-every-place-on-…
Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water
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Dr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Update: I am definitely hiring 2 PhD students; preference to those who can start spring 2027, but reach out if you’re looking to start in Fall 27. Want to start earlier? Reach out and we can talk about technician positions starting as early as this summer.
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Si pero la foto no es de diatomeas?
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Pitcher plant nicheeee
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
My quote of the day The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves Rachel Carson
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We have moved forward! We will move more. Lets goooooo!
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis mimicking a mouth with teeth to scare off predators. Original post
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Doug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Agami Herons.
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Me and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.
two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This is what we need! And fold clothes! Empty the dishwasher. Those are the tasks that need automating!
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Mark Hibbins, Great Lakes Swashbuckler @rejectresubmit.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc (start date flexible) and a PhD student (for Fall 2027) to work in any area of computational phylogenetics! More info here: mhibbins.github.io I will be attending both PEQG and Evolution in June, so please reach out if you want to chat at these meetings!
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Hibbins Lab
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Its time to go tell people about Parasaurolophus. This is where I shine.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Brooke Ashley Farris "Can you touch manatees, No. Can manatees touch you Absolutely! And this guy was all kinds of touchy grabby! We nicknamed him Rico Suave."
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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Grey wolf
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